Isifa Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Isifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Isifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Isifa (13) may also be a first name.

Isifa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Isifa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Isifa is found most frequently in Papua New Guinea. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Isifa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,718,172nd most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Isifa live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 71 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Isifa is also the 3,159,357th most common given name in the world, held by 13 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 232,963. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Eastern Highlands, where 97 percent reside and Morobe, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Issifa91100/
Isifah917/
Iosifa915/
Yisifa914/
Isaifa911/
Isifea911/
Isitfa911/
Issifah836/
Ishaifa832/
Isssifa831/
Issifat831/
Esifa80729/
Isife80704/
Usifa8063/
Isifi8043/
Isifo8013/
Isyfa805/
Isefa802/
Isjfa802/
Ijifa801/
Issifi739,304/
Iosefa73654/
Itsifo7341/
Usaifa7337/
Ishifi7334/
Isifeh7328/
Isifou7321/
Ichifa7313/
Yosifa738/
Esiffa736/
Ushifa736/
Essifa736/
Husifa736/
Usifah735/
Issifo734/
Ishefa733/
Esiefa733/
Iscife731/
Isifui731/
Izaifa731/
Isifhe731/
Isisfi731/
Iosifi731/
Issifou6735,742/
Oissife67375/
Isssifi6734/
Husaifa6713/
Issifii678/
Isiphay677/
Issiffi677/
Ichiffa677/
Isyofha676/
Issifuo672/
Issisfi672/
Ichifay671/
Esaifat671/
Yossifa671/
Yoshifa671/
Isiffou671/
Issiofi671/
Idsifou671/
Idssifi671/
Itchifa671/
Iszsifi671/
Issidfi671/
Issiefi671/
Issifgi671/
Issifio671/
Isisfou671/
Iossifi671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Isifa
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